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May 2000 JUG Meeting</h2>



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Triangle Java Users Group Presents:</h3></center>







<center><font size="+2">The Pragmatic Programmer</font>



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<p><b>presented by</b>



<p><b>Andy Hunt</b>





<p>Monday, May 15, 2000&nbsp;



<br>6:30 PM - 9:00 PM&nbsp;



<p>LOCATION: MCNC Auditorium&nbsp;



<br>3021 Cornwallis Road&nbsp;



<br>Research Triangle Park, North Carolina&nbsp;



<p>919.248.1800&nbsp;</center>



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<br><font size="+1">Abstract:</font>



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<dir><font size="-1">Mr. Hunt will present a selection of topics from his best-selling

book on software development, "The Pragmatic Programmer"



<p>From the review on Slashdot:

  "The Pragmatic Programmer is a great view into what it takes to be a

  master at software engineering in this day and age...You'll find it

  equally beneficial because the authors really focus on the core skills

  and methods of software engineering. This book is the K&R for

  methodology... [It] suggests taking a different look at the way

  you're doing development today. If you can absorb 10% of this book,

  your work and code will improve."</p>



<p>The objective of this talk is to learn about specific topics from the book, including

Design by Contract, Testing, and Programming by Coincidence.</p>



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The talk will last about 90 minutes (questions accepted during and after)

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Brief biography of presenter:</h3>







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<dir><font size="-1">Andy Hunt is an avid woodworker and musician, but curiously, he is

more in demand as an independent consultant.  He has worked in

telecommunications, banking, financial services and utilities, as well

as more exotic fields such as medical imaging, graphic arts, and

Internet services, for companies large and small.  You can read more

about Andy and co-author Dave Thomas at <a href=www.pragmaticprogrammer.com>www.pragmaticprogrammer.com</a>.

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AGENDA:</h3>



<b>6:30 - Meet, talk, snacks</b>



<p><b>7:00 Presentation</b>



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DIRECTIONS to MCNC:</h3>



<b>From Raleigh:</b>



<br>Take I-40 West toward Durham and Chapel Hill. You will enter RTP. Where



I-40 splits, bear right onto the Durham Freeway North (Highway 147). Take



the Cornwallis Road Exit. At the end of the exit ramp, bear right - cross



back over the Freeway. MCNC is located approximately 3/4 mile on the right.



<p><b>From Durham:</b>



<br>Get on the Durham Freeway South (Highway 147). Take the Cornwallis



Road exit. At the end of the ramp, bear right - MCNC is approximately 3/4



mile on right.



<p>Click here for <a href="http://trijug.org/mcnc/?/directions.html">map with



directions</a>, or visit the <a href="http://trijug.org/mcnc/?/gotomcnc.html">MCNC



web site</a>.



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